Schermerhorn Symphony Center Case Study

A symphony is an extended classical composition for an orchestra, found in Western Art Music. It often consists of four separate and unique, sections known as movements which are, in some way however, related to one another. The symphony as a genre began developing during the late 17th century and continued to do so up until the late 18th century. This important genre of Western Art Music is closely related to the development of the orchestra. It is therefore critical, in understanding the symphony, to investigate the development of the orchestra.

Music was heard in many ghettos, concentration camps, and partisan outposts of Nazi-controlled Europe. While popular songs dating from before the war remained attractive as escapist fare, the ghetto, camp, and partisan settings also gave rise to a repertoire of new works. These included topical songs inspired by the latest gossip and news, and songs of personal expression that often concerned the loss of family and home.Classical music instrumental works, art songs, opera was also produced and performed during this period, notably by prisoners at the Theresienstadt (Terezín) ghetto and transit camp in Czechoslovakia, as well as in several other ghettos and camps.For many victims of Nazi brutality, music was an important means of preserving

Two Star Symphony opened with the Wrath. It started quietly. As the string instruments culled as one, the brass instruments came in with a slow tune. The piece turned out to be more sensational as it advanced. The pace turned out to be faster and the music more extreme. One kind of instrument was trailed by another and afterward they all played on the double. The finale was the peak of the piece. The trumpets were the bleeding edge of the overture, with the consistent pounding of drums and thumping of cymbals out of sight. At that point the string instruments turned into the dominant sound with the brass instruments playing in the background. The second piece was the Water. In the first movement, the main theme was the soloist playing a solo on a violin. Out of

Lamont Symphony Orchestra performed three beautiful sets of music that was conducted by Ryan Kozak with Hisham Bravo Groover, Assistant Conductors and Lawrence Golan being the Music Director and Conductor at Denver University on Thursday, November 17, 2016 in June Swaner Concert Hall at 7:30pm. Kozak conducted all three of the of the pieces; Danse Macabre Op 40 by Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 to 1921), Isle of the Dead, Op. 29 by Sergei Rachmaninoff which is my favorite out of all three pieces (1873 to 1943), and Symphony No. 5, Op. 107 by Felix Mendelssohn (1809 to 1847). Walking into the concert hall I was flabbergasted. The size of the room just amazed me and the stage was fantastic to say the least. Made me more excited for the show to start! As I sat down in my seat I noticed all the types of people in the concert hall were dressed in many different sets of attire. Elderly people were better dressed with their suits and dresses and pant suits where the younger people in the concert hall were still nicely dressed but were a little more casual. After what seemed like forever the lights finally began to go dim and I knew the show was about to start. In the first piece, Saint-Saëns, setting of the poem, the solo violin represents the devil who is playing his fiddle for the dance. The dance begins at the stroke of midnight in a graveyard. The harp begins the work with 12 strokes,

When Jaap van Zweden announced he will leave the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in 2018, the question that comes to mind is: who will succeed him? Although young, James Gaffigan proves tonight that he possesses the stylistic expertise to replace van Zweden’s. This performance by the Dallas Symphony of El Salón México, Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, and Symphony No. 5, held at the stunning Meyerson Center, showcases the astonishing capabilities of conductor James Gaffigan and solidifies his claim to van Zweden’s post.

The Nashville Symphony held a concert at The Schermerhorn Concert Hall on Friday November 5th, performing Franz Joseph Haydn’s famous work The Creation. This performance featured the Nashville Symphony, and the Nashville Chorus, and was conducted by world-renowned conductor Nicholas McGegan. This performance was very brilliant yet so simple. The symphony was cut down from its normal size to a moderate size, whereas the Chorus seemed to be at full strength and numbers behind the Symphony. There were three soloist singers accompanying this performance. There was one Soprano, one Tenor, and one Bass.

When attending a symphony orchestra the main first-chair violinist is known as a concertmaster. The chordophones are instruments played with vibrating strings such as violins, violas, cellos, double basses and the harp. A dynamic volume from the orchestra comes from the chordophones because “approximately two-thirds of [the orchestra] are string players” (Forney et al 49). Aerophones are air produced instruments or commonly known as woodwinds. After the stings the woodwinds have the second most instruments: flutes, a piccolo, oboes, clarinets, and bassoons. Brass instruments also play in symphony orchestras, like French horns, trumpets, trombones and a tuba. The percussion family has the least amount of players but can play a wide variety of

I attended the concert of McGill Baroque Orchestra and McGill Cappella Antica on Wednesday, February 19, 2014, at 7:30 p.m. What special about this concert was the guest conductor and solo violinist Adrian Butterfield. The performed pieces were Welcome to all the pleasures, Leclair’s Violin Concerto in A major, Locatelli’s Introduzione teatrale in G major, C. P. E. Bach’s Sinfonia in C major and My heart is inditing. The venue was Redpath Hall of McGill University.

A Music Supervisor is considered to be the backbone of the people who all are engaged in this music industry. They are solely responsible for combining Music and visual media. In short, we can say that he is an experienced professional who look after all aspects of film, and is responsible for smooth conduct of work by improving coordination between group of music director. He is someone with wide and encyclopedic music proficiency and a have schooled knowledge of music licensing and conciliation. He generally acts as a link between the creative and business end of the whole process. They may work within the production houses, theatre, films.

The performance of the Symphony No.9 by Beethoven, conducted by Lenard Bernstein, was a magnificent piece that captured all the emotion of the people, from the sorrow of those lost in the war to the joy of the freedom they had just acquired. This piece was placed in Berlin to celebrate the uniting of East and West Germany. It was performed in the restored Schauspiel house, which had been completely destroyed during the war. It was restored to be one of the world’s finest concert halls. This performance was such a large, historic event that it was televised in over 20 different countries. Lenard Bernstein even took this event as seriously as to change the lyrics of the last movement from the German word for “joy” to the German word for “freedom” to commemorate the momentous occasion.

Barenboim’s “Beethoven’s 9th” was a BBC production of the Beethoven’s last symphony. The buildup to the final performance is great and this is partly explained by the fact that “Beethoven’s 9th” was different in that it contained song and chorus. Daniel Barenboim will be conducting the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall. The hall is beautifully decorated for the occasion. The main theme of the symphony revolved around the human conditions and unity (Swafford, 2014).

Thank you for your interest in the Prescott Chamber Orchestra. I am writing to ask for your continued support and consideration of a special year-end gift to help sustain this hometown musical organization.

This memo will examine the possible merger that the Utah Symphony (“the Symphony”) and the Utah Opera (“the Opera”) have recently announced under the leadership of Scott Parker, the chairman of the board of the Utah Symphony. By examining the organizational, cultural, and communicative results of the merger this memo will highlight the costs and benefits of partaking in this merger using the given information to make a final conclusion to help you decide the best course of action for the Utah Opera moving forward.

As Chairman of the Board of the Utah Opera, William Bailey has a pivotal role in the Utah Symphony and Utah Opera merger proposal. Mr. Bailey seemed to understand the financial and operational differences of the two organizations. As he stated, “the opera had a reserve fund and was financially stable and because of the business model could be flexible and adjust the size of the opera or eliminate projects that had not reached their fund-raising goals. The symphony on the other hand, was a 52-week orchestra with no flexibility.” The merger may devastate the financial stability that Utah Opera currently enjoys. With the current financial state of the Utah

The Utah Symphony (USO) and the Utah Opera (UOC) Merger was a union that was brought forth by the leadership committee at the USO in Salt Lake City. The proposal was an opportunity to strengthen a struggling symphony with a financially sound opera company. Although mergers between opera and symphony companies in the United States had been successfully in the past, the merging of a two major companies had yet to materialize (Delong & Ager, 2005, p. 2). William Bailey, Chairman of the Board for the Utah Opera Company had motivation to move forward with the merger. Successfully combining the two companies the size of Utah’s Opera and Symphony Orchestra would be a first in the nation, and set